Saturday, September 13, 2025

Backgrounder: Ontario Investing in Mobile Crisis Response Teams to Better Protect Communities

As part of its plan to protect Ontario and keep communities safe, the Ontario government is investing approximately $9 million over two years to help police services provide specialized support to people who are experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis. The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Enhancement Grant enables police to work with trained crisis workers when responding to those in need.

The following police services and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments are

receiving MCRT Enhancement Grant program funding for 2025-2026 and 2026-27:

Almaguin Highlands OPP - $231,460

Barrie Police Service - $240,000

Bracebridge OPP - $240,000

Caledon OPP - $240,000

Collingwood and the Blue Mountains OPP - $240,000

Cornwall Community Police Service - $240,000

Dryden OPP - $240,000

Dufferin OPP - $453,621

East Algoma OPP - $213,330

Elgin County OPP- $240,000

Essex County OPP - $240,000

Frontenac OPP - $214,112

Halton Regional Police Service - $263,413

Kenora OPP - $236,500

Kingston Police Service - $239,049

Kirkland Lake OPP - $275,738

Lanark County OPP - $240,000

Leeds County OPP - $240,150

Lennox and Addington OPP - $226,250

London Police Service & Oneida Nation Police - $240,000

Northumberland OPP - $239,933

Ottawa Police Service - $240,000

Oxford OPP - $239,909

Peel Regional Police - $240,000

Peterborough County OPP - $186,860

Peterborough Police Service - $240,000

Rainy River OPP - $240,000

Renfrew OPP - $236,000

Russell County OPP - $240,000

South Bruce OPP - $242,796

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP - $296,400

Temiskaming OPP - $275,738

Thunder Bay Police Service - $240,000

West Nipissing OPP - $273,957

West Parry Sound OPP - $239,999

Woodstock Police Service - $246,435

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